Verbatim: Upperclassmen offer advice for finals
December 5, 2018
The first finals week of the year can cause a great deal of stress, especially for freshmen who will be experiencing it for the first time. The Paly Voice asked a few upperclassmen what their advice was for freshman to ace their first finals. This year’s finals start Dec. 18 and end Dec. 20.












![A protester in a chicken suit wearing a taco hat with the words “Cluck Trump” at the “No Kings” Democracy Fair in Palo Alto on Saturday. Protestor Mary Chan said she and her husband are horrified at the state of science and medicine in America. “What he [Trump] is doing by defunding scientific research is destroying our academic medical centers, and he’s [Trump] bankrupting rural medical centers,” Chan said. “We will have lasting negative impacts on American health for decades.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11562FFE-9912-4152-BB01-582426B52ECB_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg)